Track-fastening.



J. W. STEPHENSON.

. TRACK FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED AUG.7, 1911.

Patented Ju 1912.

WITNESSES INVENTOR I MAM H A \QWmQMA J. W. STEPHENSON.

TRACK FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED AUG.7,1911.

Patent July 9, 1912.

WITNESSES INVENTOH w ms LW. STEPHENSON. TRACK FASTENING; APPLICATION FILED 51101.7, 1911.

1,031,967. Patented July 9, 1912.

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JOHN W. srnrnnnson, or TOLEDO, 0111c, Assrnon TO THE narrower. IVIALLEABLE CASTINGS COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, 01:10. a conrona'rrcn or 01110.

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To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. STEPHEN- SON, a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Track-Fastenings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-' .Eigure 'l is a view partly .in side eleva tion and partly in vertical section shcwing any improvedtrack fastening as applied to a rail brace; Fig.1.? is an end view thereof; Fig. 3 is a plan E view; Figs. L and 5 are views similar to. Fig. 1, but illustrating two different modifications, Fig. 5 showing the 5 application of the fastening to a rail joint; I and Fig. 6 is an end view of the parts shown in Fig. 5. y 1

My invention has relation to track fastenings, being more particularly an improvement upon the track fastening described and claimed in my Patent .No. 1,010l97l dated Dec. 5, 1911. In that patent, I have v described and claimed a track fastening comprising a bendable key member adapted to be used in securing in place themernber' l or members of a railway track structure.

The present invention employs abendable.

key of somewhat-similar character to that of the said patent, but contemplates its. rise in a difierent manner. 1 1 l Referring first to that forin" of my invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, in which E the invention is shown as applied in securing a rail brace in'position, the numeral designates a portion of a railway track rail, 3 a rail brace, andl a base plate upon which the rail and bra'e are seated. The base 1 plate is shown asj having lipsor lugs 5, at one side of the rail for engagementwith the base flange theredf and at the opposite side has an upward prbjection 6,which is formed with an undercut and longitudinally wedging inner :face 7, .The brace'member 3 is driven tightly between this face 7 and the the rail. 8 designates a adjacent side of ntember having a suitable i bendable key driving head through a curved opening 10, in an upward projection 11 on the base plate 4, and thence Specification of Letters Patent.

9 at one end. and which. in the form shown in these figures, is driven 12 is 'alsoof the key in a manner to efiect the l 5 shown as having a curved ben ing or de- I Fatented Jaiyi), i912.

Application filed August 7, 1911. Serial No. 642,684.

-can be done by driving in the reversedh rection on the head 9, with sufficient 'iiorce to eii'ect its withdrawal. a

The modificationlshown in Fig. is similar to that shown in the first three figures, except that the inner end of the key member 8*, instead of being driven into a recess in the brace 3 is simply driven against the adjacent end of the brace 3*.v

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and;

6, the'invention is shown as applied to a v rail joint and the lug or pnjection 11 it Its. deflecting passage 15 omitted, the key member 8 being driven through an opcnin 4 13 in the base member is, havin a curved deflecting wall 15. The end. portion of the key extends upwardly into a pocket or recess 1.6, in the rail-brace and joint-forming member 17, and coming into contact with the upper wall 1.8 thereof is bent or deflected downwardly, as shown. I

My invention provides a simple and prac tical form of track fastening which can be applied by an ordinary, n..skilled laborer, all that is required being ber firmly to its 'seat, the locking being effected automatically. The he is tightly by the bending or deflection of a. pertion or portions thereof which will not work loose-l in use.

While I have shown myinvention as ap plied to securing rail braces and-rail jointforming rnembers, it will be readily: understood that it may be adapted to securing other members of a track structure.

I claim; 1. In a railway traclrstrnctnre. the com to drive the memk bination with a base member and a rail v engaging membeijo'z a bendable lie mam J ber driven through an opening 1n,tne base. 1

member and into recess or openingin the raihengaging membenihe opening in the latter having means for bending a portion of the :SitmS, substantially as describe-i.

' iie 2. In a railwaytrack structure,'the com- With a key opening therethrough, said'liey bination With a base member and a railopening having a curved key-deflecting g engaging member, of a bendable key memwall, substantially as described.

' ber driven through an opening in the base 5. In a track structure, amember to be member and int-o a recess or opening in the secured and a seating member, the latter rail-engaging member, the openings having having a key opening therethrough, and a means for bending or deflecting portions of key driven throughsaid opening into en 25 the key, substantially as described. gagement With the member to be secured,

3. In a track fastening, a member to be the key havingan intermediate portion bent secured and another member, the latter or deflected ithin the said opening, subhaving a key opening, extending therestantially as described;

through and a key driven through said In testimony vhereof,'I'l1ave hereunto 30 opening into engagement With, the member set my hand.

to be held and having its intermediate portion bent or deflected by the curved wall of the said opening, substantially as described. 4. In a track structure,-a base or-tie plate having an upwardly pro ecting lug formed JOHN'W. srEPHENs-on;

Witnesses:

JOHN J. MANNING, C. W. ERKERT.

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